Help! I Just Won the Lottery. It’s Tearing My Family Apart.

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. My older brother’s wife was appalled and angry that I “gave” my younger brother more. Meanwhile, while I wouldn’t have recommended an exchange of money as a way to start things off, I hope you can begin to nurture your relationship with your younger brother and find the connection you’ve been missing. You know the old advice about how if you’re nervous before a speech, you should say to yourself “I’m really excited” instead, to sort of change the nature of what you’re experiencing and turn it into something that feels better? This girl behaved really badly and completely shattered my friend’s heart, and while I don’t want to believe he would put something like this online, he is so hurt that it’s not outside the realm of possibility.